The mystery of the disappearing puds

G'day maties,

It's that time of the year when our pinkie Bryan makes lots and lots of Christmas puddings for family and friends. He gets lots of orders so for weeks you'll find pots full of puds bubbling away on our stove.

Here is a pic of a small size pudding ready to be wrapped in cloth and decorated:

At this stage of production the puds are kept in our bathroom where it's nice and cool. This has been a tradition for years.......until now!

Below you will find a picture of Tess and a pud. It seems that Tess has aquired a taste for these puds and so far has helped herself to not one but TWO puds. She managed to remove the plastic cover before devouring them. D & B were concerned as they're made with loads of dried fruit. We hope she doesn't get an upset tummy, silly girl.

We're also really excited about Asta's pawty for St Nicholas Day. She said there would be doggies playing instruments and I thought I'd bring along my didgeridoo to play. It makes a really neat sound but you have to be very talented to play it and it's also a tradition that only boys are allowed play but I didn't make that rule up. I think it would be ok if everydog and hammie had a go.

Here is a piccie of me and my didg:

Hugs and tail wags,

Noah, Willow, Tess and Lucy

Christmas Card 2007

Sunday afternoon we were cornered. The pinkies said it was time for the Christmas Card photo shoot. They took us for a long walk just before hand, they said this would tire us out so we wouldn't be so energetic for the shoot. We watched as they prepared the props. Then they lead us out and placed us in our positions. They dressed us in our outfits and then the treats came out.....Yes bribery goes a long way. The shoot took a while because Willow kept moving and then Tess started to snap at the flies. Lucy and I were the best, we did as we were told. Willow kept moving forward so her turban kept falling off her head. Anyway, eventually after lots of clicking of the camera they seemed satisfied that they had at least one good shot.


So here is our Christmas card for 2007:

Lucy is the baby Jesus and we are the 3 wise dales complete with overhanging star.

Hugs and tail wags,

Noah, Willow, Tess and Lucy